Oil Painting with Textural Effects
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5 жыл бұрынThick oil paint looks great, but it takes forever to dry-so what to do?
James Gurney shows two ways to pre-texture the surface with a painterly impasto layer that he then accentuates by with a glaze after it dries. He demonstrates these techniques with black and white oil paint and then applies them to three illustrations of T.rex that he produced for Ranger Rick Magazine. James has developed these methods from almost 40 years of professional work for National Geographic, Scientific American, and the US Postal Service.
Learning these secrets helps you achieve a rich and realistic paint surface, regardless of the subject matter you prefer to paint.
This is an extended sample from a tutorial video called "Unconventional Oil Techniques."
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@ptaylor4923 5 жыл бұрын
You're just friggin' brilliant. It's not just that you're a superb artist, it's that you're great at sharing & teaching your knowledge & experience. (Is there a way of doing something like this to add thickness & texture to watercolor? Hum? )
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, P. Taylor. First option for texture with transparent watercolor is to use rough paper. Then you get the advantage of the paper's sizing and fiber texture. Alternately, you can apply a texture over your paper with a combination absorbent ground. acrylic modeling paste, and gesso, and you can get specific textures in specific places, but the quality of your washes will change. Best thing to do is experiment on swatches of paper, and then rub it, bend it, subject it to light, splash it with water and see what happens.
@emilianozsp9123 4 жыл бұрын
Oooooooooo
@mallinalii Жыл бұрын
@@emilianozsp9123 we did use washing powder at school. with school water colours. get thickness and a bit structure into the water colour. im sure you have in your countrey. it is a powder with not so much soap or foam? but robbing partikles. and our school water colour is not letting much light trough when use thick. together mixed it was very usefull. it was for exercising the art of impressionism. and do not take much money for first trys. this way of art(impressionism) is also a good example to play with the diffusion point. like mr. gurney was talking about in this clip. @JamesGurney : D. mr. gurney, i can not thank you enough. your phantasy about dinotopoia is so heart touching. my fist stop motion is with dinos and humans who are friends. and the idea of watch/look at a monster from an other point of view, the wounderfull jim henson spread to the world. reached me in north europe in the 70th with all my love to you and your family let me end with a song called 'this is me' from ''the greatest showman'' ps: the pc game, ark, survival of evolved, in pve mode, is adventure with dinos as your friends. parasaurolopus can send a sound and gamer can see the inviroment for a while with the dinos 'eyes'. lot of love to all this details with dinos !! but not await the 2nd part. like to stay with my dinos. =D maybe fans of your work!?
@Mhidraum 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy I found this channel! I used to visit the local library with my granfather (must be around 20 years ago now), and the Dinotopia books were always my favourites! They still have a special place in my heart, and were a great escape for an awkward, lonely, and bullied girl like I was. Thank you! Btw: I still love art and dinosaurs.
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Dinosaurs are so magical to me too because they were real, while at the same time lighting up my imagination.
@thewaytojannah4392 5 жыл бұрын
I highly appreciate your generosity to share your precious knowledge with us... Thanks alot...
@Velkss 5 жыл бұрын
I strive to work towards the amount of skill and visual library you have. I'm happy I found you on KZfaq! Edit: I just found out you're the mastermind of dinosaur illustrations that inspired me so much as a child. Thank you so much for doing what you do.
@jonmahashintina 5 жыл бұрын
"studio tip you can switch the lids" mind fing blown.
@xjAlbert 5 жыл бұрын
Found at mark 14:30
@Sifar_Secure 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I have discovered your channel. I'm a huge fan of your painting tutorial book Color and Light, and to have all these videos to savour as well is an incredible resource.
@kdvr766 5 жыл бұрын
Love your content. i usually wait till theres a good amount of videos then i binge watch them later
@drawslashplay7384 5 жыл бұрын
I never thought to do it like that. Brilliant.
@crisalidathomassie1811 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome demos! You are definitely an inspiration!
@mikebreazeale2563 5 жыл бұрын
Really awesome video/demos!! I love it!! Thanks for sharing...
@kuba8604 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for video, i will try this.
@jeffhreid 5 жыл бұрын
Such a clever approach. Outstanding! Thanks James great video
@marykayparker4144 5 жыл бұрын
I am really getting a lot of information from these videos. Thanks James!
@rahmanreality1370 4 жыл бұрын
this is master class
@TheArtAcademy1 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome texture So beautiful painting 👌
@the_breakfastclub 4 жыл бұрын
Just found you on KZfaq today and I'm so glad. You are super skilled, a great teacher and you seem like a generous and patient human being. Wow!😍
@stevesloan5935 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent content, thanks!!
@AK-Drakoin 5 жыл бұрын
It's so cool how your such a talented person with so much knowledge and skill, along with many people and younger artists like me who look up to you, and that you are here on KZfaq sharing it with everyone, giving us your thought process for when you paint. It's really inspiring and awesome.
@joegilroy4918 4 жыл бұрын
Incredible.
@carlosbarradascarlos 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!! I’m a huge fan!!!
@one6803 5 жыл бұрын
Lovely drawing
@arcticrunning8370 5 жыл бұрын
So glad that I stumbled upon your page.
@lowertoaster9718 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@saltlifegull4091 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow James, I think your video just transformed my art! You knocked it out of the park with the techniques on mediums, paint, tools, etc. So appreciative. Also, thanks so much for all the time you devoted to the links section. Most helpful and I'm going to watch every episode! Subscriber from Florida.
@1974gladiateur 4 жыл бұрын
James your are the best and well rounded artist of my generation. Amazing all the knowledge you have. The best thing is that you apply your knowledge Wich is extremely difficult to do.
@DrBipolar 5 жыл бұрын
Please make a playlist on poster painting , I really enjoy the way your teaching, keep up the good work 💕
@crisalidathomassie1811 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Very helpful. I’m about to do a landscaping and thought to have some texture. Great help here. As usual your videos are very inspiring. You make it look so easy and it is worth they try. I truly appreciate your time and effort and value your knowledge a great deal. Blessings and be safe.
@ninonchrysochoos8360 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly! Thank you.
@JiveDadson 4 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed the video. I am a big fan. Random comments... I am convinced that Rembrandt occasionally used flakes and clumps of lead white that he prepared beforehand and stuck them to the support while painting. The titanium white with metallic drier will often wrinkle. That might be a good thing, depending. Years down the road, it will crack. Lead white with no added zinc is much tougher and flexible. For about 15 years I have made modeling paste using chalk bound in linseed oil. Chalk = barite, powdered alabaster, marble dust, or whatever.
@sherpah 5 жыл бұрын
superb art, adding those "3d textures" provide a strong realistic effect to the dinosaurs, they look so alive!
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
Still amazing. You are awesome
@GG-gh6hr Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@SteveAtkinsonFineArt 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks James, I'm going to do this on my next portrait with a cowboy standing in front of a textured stucco wall. No longer will I have to spend hours creating a 3D texture, I'll let the light do it for me. Thanks for all of your vids... many I own from Gumroad!
@AshaJacobb 5 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@crystalheart9 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching this, I didn't know you painted it in oils.
@najmaul7830 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing tutorial thanks for sharing
@dougg1075 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@kathycrocker3953 5 жыл бұрын
great
@EsdrasRomer 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Your videos make me come back to paint after 2 years. Hey summer is comming, how about a video about sunlight in oil, acrylics, whatever.
@viviondioline 22 сағат бұрын
the texture on the abdomen of the dino is absolutely insane
@suezq9155 3 жыл бұрын
I use my dehydrated to dry paintings. I can control the temp and the fan. Works great
@gabudaichamuda2545 11 ай бұрын
Also, I didn't know you could use matte medium to seal your pencils. That's awesome.
@dougg1075 5 жыл бұрын
The hip sticking up on the T. rex tray conveys the weight
@lylylylylunonomdhdk6939 5 жыл бұрын
I love the way you paint dinosaurs this made me want to actually create my own dinosaur
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
But why no face feathers?
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Did you know that modeling paste is tixotropic ?
@Lauragld 2 жыл бұрын
Is the modeling paste archival? Another wonderful video...thanks so much!
@baceinyoface 5 жыл бұрын
it's 3am.. why am i watching this? 😅 awesome stuff man
@ytn675 5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha same here
@coliux4087 3 жыл бұрын
5:16 AM
@LoLo11 3 жыл бұрын
Well, crap, I wish I'd seen this video BEFORE I started my painting. "Sigh" ... next time! You are brilliant, and your work is beautiful! Thank you for sharing this info.!
@strange-universe 5 жыл бұрын
That is some really useful info. Would you say that you were doing the washes in each process with 24 hours? I like the idea of doing practice pieces. Thanks!
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, the oil should dry overnight, especially if you use a drop of cobalt drier in the white. The washes will dry in 24 hours on their own, esp. if you use some Liquin.
@sobo4676 5 жыл бұрын
I WAS THE 1000 LIKE 😃
@therondoshow 5 жыл бұрын
"It's fun to binge watch watch something and watch someone else paint, but this is something you can try yourself" ... I feel attacked
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
I binge watch too! You know what I mean though. You'll get way more out of it if you try it yourself.
@therondoshow 5 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney Haha! I'm only joking - totally know what you mean. Thanks for the amazing content as always, James!
@DarksoulGamer-uf9qn 4 жыл бұрын
Sir make a video on our painting kit please
@shivajoshi9068 5 жыл бұрын
How do you apply your basics.. Like for your illustrations how do u make it a reality,the things what you imagine?
@shivajoshi9068 5 жыл бұрын
*that you imagine?
@lAtomoxD 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks James for all your knowledge as always
@JamesGurney 4 жыл бұрын
You can if you're willing to allow time for it to dry. Also the paint has to be dry enough to hold a texture.
@lAtomoxD 4 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney thank you very much! 😊
@Tat2TankT 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have something against acrylic lol I water my acrylic like that on gesso lol thanks for sharing
@julienielsen3746 5 жыл бұрын
I ordered the DVD on Amazon today.
@grekori748 2 ай бұрын
Hi James! Thank you for sharing this. I am so happy I found this. But I am a bit puzzeled. Really? I can use Acrylic Modeling Paste and after it dries paint Oil over it?
@gabudaichamuda2545 11 ай бұрын
Hi James. What if you need to texture a surface ONLY for the purpose of holding another medium, such as Pan Pastels? I don't want to buy pastelmat board, because it is VERY expensive for very few sheets. I'm thinking instead that I can prime Bristol board in order to hold my Pan Pastels to the surface.
@myramadd6651 5 жыл бұрын
Is Acrylic matte medium anything like gesso?
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, except that gesso has opacifier or whitener in it.
@monicaperez2843 4 жыл бұрын
James, are you using wet on wet in your oil painting technique?
@joshyoung4251 4 жыл бұрын
James where do you get chunks of coal like that?
@jennymay4720 5 жыл бұрын
Do you let the medium dry before applying texture?
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, the pretexturing medium that goes on before the oil is water based, and it is thoroughly dry before the oil paints are applied.
@jennymay4720 5 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney Thank you James. You are such a great teacher, and painter.
@ManhTran-ed8xw 3 жыл бұрын
Very useful
@robbielu22 5 жыл бұрын
could any of this be done with acrylics ?
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but you'd just have to make your decisions faster.
@meijienmiller9928 5 жыл бұрын
Will this pre-texturing have a sink-in problem since it's a very dry base? thanks
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, if you use modeling paste alone, it will soak in the oil and dry matte. If you want it not to sink in, you can let it dry and then top coat it with acrylic gloss medium. Then the oil will tend to float more on the surface, but it should still adhere well.
@meijienmiller9928 5 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney Mr. Gurney, Thank you for your knowledge and willing to share!!
@joycezuiderveen3625 5 жыл бұрын
Are you painting on canvas or paper? It looks like paper to me but I didn't know you could use oil on paper.
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
It's oil on illustration board. You can use oil on board or paper if you seal it with acrylic medium, and I show how to do that.
@hafsasheikh7469 10 ай бұрын
Should we cover the canvas with acrylic matte medium? What's the purpose of this ?
@mccreeper03 5 жыл бұрын
Im thinking the texture of an orange
@ngotan9511 5 жыл бұрын
Sir, is there any side effect of using oil paint too thinly
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
No, but for the paint to maintain its chemical integrity, it should have some medium in it, not just thinner or solvent.
@lylylylylunonomdhdk6939 5 жыл бұрын
I nominated you for the Graeme Stevenson contest.
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for adding dinofuzz! (yes thats the scientific name)
@maryambavarsad6710 3 жыл бұрын
why do you put matt medium on the surface before you paint?
@JamesGurney 3 жыл бұрын
It seals the surface so that the oil doesn't soak in.
@maryambavarsad6710 3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney wow really? sorry I'm a Noob and I don't know much about oil painting but this video helped alot! thx
@maryambavarsad6710 3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney can I have another question? why don't you use gesso insted? my freind is an oil painter and she told me that she doesn't use gesso under her oil paintings bc the oil paint doesn't stick to it and it makes the surface slippery! but I saw alot of oil painters that use gesso under their painting! who's right here?
@dougg1075 5 жыл бұрын
Do they know for sure they had feathers?
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but yes. And don't even think of arguing about that. They did have feathers.
@Corcovatuz 10 ай бұрын
@@spinne1312Most had feathers
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
The T-Rex looks more like an allosour
@xiaobai7060 4 жыл бұрын
ahh! so confused.. i thought with oil you couldn't paint with thin over fat or thick under thin because of cracking and stuff..? But you used really fat and thick white as a bottom texture? wouldn't the thin membrane on top just fall off within a few years or even less?
@Brandon-wo9nh 4 жыл бұрын
lol he said pits
@markrutherford7408 3 жыл бұрын
7:17 Not sure if James is painting a face on purpose, but...
@spinne1312 5 жыл бұрын
Why don't you add face feathers? I mean mammals have furr on their faces too, so why not dinosours?
@dogman9291 2 жыл бұрын
Because birds don't really have face feathering, and not much of it if they do. And since birds are closer related to dinosaurs than mammals are, it seems inappropriate to use mammals as a reference here.
@skylinestudiosrc 4 жыл бұрын
Too bad, evolutionist scientists now say that T-rex didn't have feathers.
@steelhorseclub 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Gurney, you are a strange artist. Most artists paint a painting to get into a gallery to sell. Maybe they'll paint for a competition or a study. But it seems like you paint for yourself? Not very capitalist, if you ask me.
@brandonstone931 5 жыл бұрын
I love james gurney and his art. I also think its awesome you share techniques and stuff, but putting out old videos with new titles and posting them as new is getting old on youtube. Not only you do it, but a lot of youtubers do just to get them views....i can say as much as i love your art i am about to unsubscribe from this channel...i am tired of getting notifications for new videos and click on it, just to find out i have seen it more than once already under different title names.....smh
@JamesGurney 5 жыл бұрын
Joe, this is the first time this video has been publicly released. It was only available unlisted before.
@brandonstone931 5 жыл бұрын
@@JamesGurney then why are there comments from a month ago in the comment section, and how did i just watch a whole video on your texturing last week? Same material, i watched it right after i watched the video about painting in black and white which seems like this video follows or shares similarities with? Like I said, i love your work, i LOVE dinotopia, but just seems like i keep seeing the same material over and over in these videos....when i see a new video notification pop up i get excited, then frustrated when its stuff that i have already seen
@brandonstone931 5 жыл бұрын
Is what it is tho i guess....u r a wonderful artist and i will forever love your work....like i said, its just frustrating getting a new notification for a new video that i know 100% i watched already a week ago....its not just your channel tho, not sure if its a youtube issue or what, but it happens quite often.....
@RobertF- 5 жыл бұрын
@@brandonstone931 I'm not trying to be rude but could you delete your comment please?
@brandonstone931 5 жыл бұрын
@@RobertF- nope sure wont...i have the right to voice my opinion, and i did so without being mean about it
@ramizshould 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome
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